as in clothing
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
a Renaissance portrait of a queen gowned in exotic silks and satins
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dressing
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Dearfoams Greta Shearling Clog Slipper Simplify fall dressing with this pair of slip-on clogs, which have memory foam soles for all-day comfort.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025 -
For Mikaela Worley, whose fiancé, Jeremy Reaves, is a safety for the Washington Commanders, that means everything from dressing the jersey down, with cowboy boots and a denim mini, or going full glam with knee-high boots and some sparkly accessories.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Gowning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gowning. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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